Rolling-ring mechanical drives are simple, efficient, robust, and can eliminate the need for electronic controls. Bob Eisele, Amacoil Inc., Aston, Pa. Rolling-ring drives are friction drives that ...

Monitoring takes the form of sensors and intelligent devices connected to a digital processor. These monitored values are used for computing and then controlling some sort of real-world action. Many ...

Bearings housed in carriages and tables can ride on round shafts or square profile rails. Bearings housed in carriages and tables can ride on round shafts or square profile rails. We'll review the ...

Linear motion guideways constitute the backbone of many precision engineering applications, enabling constraint and guidance of moving components with high accuracy. Recent advancements have focused ...

As robotics technology continues to evolve, the application scenarios for linear actuators are becoming increasingly diverse. In addition to the aforementioned fingers, wrists, elbows, and knees, ...

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, a premier manufacturer of engineered linear motion products, offers the dual carriage RGS04 motorized linear rail assembly. This system combines many of Haydon Kerk's ...

Editor’s note: In Part one, we looked at an intro and the basics of linear regulator and switching power supply operation. This final part two will look at design considerations of the switching power ...